Muskegon News

Authorities say a Twin Lake man who broke into a woman's mobile home, pulled out a clump of her hair, punched her in the face and stole two couch cushions before leaving has been arraigned.

A Muskegon 17 year old was arraigned on an open murder count Tuesday in 60th District Court.

Police say tips to Silent Observer are helping them as they investigate the murder of a 19 year old Muskegon Community College student.

Another local contractor has been hired to do work on Muskegon Public Schools' bond project, this time more than $800,000 on district boilers.

Muskegon Community College Overbrook Gallery presents the opening of "The Art of Scott Rosema" today.

The Muskegon Police Department is investigating the fatal shooting of a teenager early Saturday.

A 45-year-old Muskegon woman who police say robbed a Norton Shores gas station Tuesday night told authorities she needed the money to pay her rent.

Visit the online arts review "Fogged Clarity," and you'll get a glimpse of the intimate work of authors, poets, scholars and artists.

The Michigan appeals court ordered a man removed from the state's sex-offender registry Wednesday, saying it was cruel punishment for a young "Romeo" who had a consensual relationship with a teen and later became her husband.

A high-speed Lake Michigan ferry that runs during warm-weather months between Milwaukee and Muskegon, Mich., has ended its 2009 business season.

An attorney for Walgreens persuaded the Muskegon City Commission to reconsider its vote on a beer and wine license for its West Sherman Boulevard store.

October 30, 2009 --Weather permitting, the Michigan Department of Transportation will remove a detour that has been in place since Labor Day on M-46 and partially re-open the newly configured intersection of M-37/M-46 in eastern Muskegon County the afternoon of Monday, Nov.

Robert Johnson who pleaded guilty in the shooting death of a Muskegon realtor Troy VanderStelt, was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday .

A startled 70-year-old woman who was home alone when a masked man broke through a window in her house Friday managed to call authorities while hiding in her bathroom, police say.

Muskegon Mayor Steve Warmington will lead the 2009 class of municipal leaders in the Muskegon area that will face daunting, unprecedented budget difficulties.

Nancy Beeman, associate member of the Chapter 31 Vietnam Veterans of America, is trying to collect photographs of all 60 Muskegon County casualties from the Vietnam War.

It was nearing 9 p.m. on Oct. 13 when a man approached the manager of a Muskegon dollar store, working at the cash register, and muttered, "I hate to do this to you..." and then pulled out a gun.

All Brendan Marrocco wanted was a 2006 Dodge Charger SRTB - a high-performance car with a little attitude.

Investigators have determined that the cause of a fire that destroyed a Muskegon rental home Saturday night was arson.

Some hairstylists from Norton Shores traded their hairbrushes for hammers this morning to work on a Habitat for Humanity Home.